Neil Williams wrote:   
      
   >Hi,   
   > On Monday August 11 2003, Dennis Smith said to ALL:   
   >   
   > DS>         If there ever was a reason for getting an AmigaOne, I got one!!   
   > DS> My '020 A2K died last night. Does anyone remember what the purple   
   > DS> screen of doom signifies? I know it's a motherboard failure, but what?   
   >   
   >I had something similar on an A500 - try pressing down on each of the   
   >socketed chips, they may have worked loose.   
   >   
   >I think we can say that at least your CPU is working (the blinking power LED).   
   >   
   > DS> So, I using my old WB2.1 A2K. It has problems, but it bootsup! :) I'm   
   > DS> writing this with CynusED v4.2 and Q-Blue v2.4 =:o Eeks, I fell into   
   > DS> time warp.    
   >   
   >One option is to swap components between these two A2000s - either to locate   
   >the fault, or to bring your old machine up to the spec of the other one :)   
   >   
   > DS> I'm thinking of letting SoftHut do the repairs. Should I fix or not   
   > DS> will depend on estimate. Any info will helpful...   
   >   
   >As you're getting some action from the machine, it sounds like only one   
   >component is bad. I'd expect a repair to be cheap(ish).   
   >   
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   And try swapping the two CIA chips. They are identical but are connected    
   differently and perform   
   different functions. Sometimes swapping them works.   
      
      
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